Researchers at the University of Maryland have publicly stated what chiropractors and other drug-free, vitalistic healers have been saying for a long time: taking aspirin or Tylenol for the flu actually could prolong your illness by up to 3½ days. Fever is the body's natural way of fighting an infection and taking aspirin or acetaminophen (TylenolT) interferes with your body's natural healing process. "You're messing with Mother Nature," says Dr. Leland Rickman, an associate clinical professor of medicine at the University of California, San Diego. An elevated temperature "may actually help the body fight the infection quicker or better than if you don't have a fever." The Maryland researchers found that influenza A sufferers who were treated with aspirin or acetaminophen extended their illness from five days to about 8½ days. Aspirin and acetaminophen may prolong influenza A and possibly other viral infections according to researchers. Pharmacotherapy, December 2000; 20: 1417-1422
Researchers at the University of Maryland have publicly stated what chiropractors and other drug-free, vitalistic healers have been saying for a long time
This was OLD news a decade ago.
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Fever is the body's natural way of fighting an infection and taking aspirin or acetaminophen (TylenolT) interferes with your body's natural healing process.
And it hasn't been recommended unless the fever is above 102 or so - the general recommendaiton has been to keep thepatient hydrated and let the fever alone.
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-- When businesses invoke the "protection of consumers," it's a lot like politicians invoking morality and children - grab your wallet and/or your kid and run for your life.
When businesses invoke the "protection of consumers," it's a lot like politicians invoking morality and children - grab your wallet and/or your kid and run for your life.
Yes, the vaccine business is no exception. Run like hell with your kids in front
